Sports Trading Analyst

Summary

Join Swish Analytics, a sports analytics startup, as a Trading Analyst working remotely from Malta or Spain. Collaborate with a global team to provide 24/7 client support, focusing on off-peak US hours. This fast-paced role demands managing client risk for optimal margins, ensuring accurate depth charts, and proactively researching news impacting betting markets. You will analyze betting trends, translating data into actionable trading strategies. Expect flexible scheduling, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree; preference for STEM degree
• Deep understanding of sports betting and odds origination
• Passion and intimate knowledge of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and NCAA Basketball + Football
• Strong mathematical, statistical, and/or analytical skills – ability to understand and calculate + convert odds on the fly
• Results driven work ethic – focused on improving process, results and profitability
• Availability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends and/or holidays

Responsibilities

• Manage client risk, ensuring the highest margins on Swish products through +EV decisions
• Manage and oversee depth chart accuracy, making time-sensitive adjustments in both prematch & in-play settings
• Strategically research & track verified news sources, being the first to uncover important news and understand the overall impact on betting markets
• Independently analyze betting trends in a scientific process, turning data into quantifiable trading actions

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion and intimate knowledge of college football
• An understanding of relational database systems (MySQL)
• Experience working with cross functional teams (Data Science teams a plus)